What a strange movie, for so many reasons. I bought it on VHS because I'm a Star Trek fan, and I'm guessing FSM's pro-Trek stance has something to do with this release too.

What interesting casting, not only of Rock Hudson as the lecherous cheerleading coach, but of the Osmonds as the performers of the credits-sequence song. Is that little Donny Osmond sounding like little Michael Jackson on "Chilly Winds"?

And Trek regular James Doohan, and guest-star William Campbell showed up in supporting roles as well.

I'll get this one, even if only to read the behind-the-scenes stuff about Vadim & Roddenberry.

What a great movie! I love these oddball "black comedy" (I prefer the term "dark humor") thrillers from the 70's (when sexual attitudes were more liberal... and fun). I've had this on vhs for many years, and just recently got the Warner Archive dvd. Angie Dickinson has some great nude scenes. Equally great Schifrin music. Ordered!

What a great movie! I love these oddball "black comedy" (I prefer the term "dark humor") thrillers from the 70's (when sexual attitudes were more lax... and fun). I've had this on vhs for many years, and just recently got the Warner Archive dvd. Angie Dickinson has some great nude scenes. Equally great Schifrin music. Ordered!

It's hard to remember today just how big the Osmonds were in 1971. They were a global smash. Unfortunately, as I understand it they got a little over-confident about how long this state of affairs would continue. They used their fortune to build a new recording studio in Utah, where few other artists would ever need it, and then their career cooled off and they were middle class again.

I saw PRETTY MAIDS on cable in the early 80s. The only things I remember are Jimmy Doohan standing around in some outdoor scene, and a scene with Angie Dickenson and her teenage boy toy. He was taking a bath and she reached in the water to grab the bar of soap, and he said "That's not the soap." Or something like that.

I'm surprised this title wasn't part of an FSM Schifrin Vol.2 set, rather than a stand alone.

I was thinking the same thing, but I also thought that when "Telefon" came out. Nevertheless, there still should be enough Schifrin material available to FSM for another box set. After all, the first one contained only five scores (and a few albums).

There’s also some more of his Warner Bros. work that might be available to FSM, assuming that we haven’t already heard all that there is to hear on some of these titles that Schifrin has released on his Aleph label:

I think this might be a bit under-the-radar for most people. I never saw the film (it rarely showed up on the telly in Blighty during my formative years) and doesn't seem to even have a "cult" following (which something like Schifrin's THE MANITOU does - even if it is "MANITOU 6 - PRETTY MAIDS 3"). I could be wrong, but that's the perception I get. A pity, because very often the most obscure films have some of the most interesting music. Is that the case here?

Strange, they release this obscure title as a standalone CD. It would have been perfect for a boxset. Music-wise, there are much better Schifrin titles to release first as "Hell in the Pacific" and "St. Ives".

Strange, they release this obscure title as a standalone CD. It would have been perfect for a boxset. Music-wise, there are much better Schifrin titles to release first as "Hell in the Pacific" and "St. Ives".

Or indeed, The Presidents Analyst, if the tapes still exist over at Paramount.